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Report: Syfy's Red Faction TV Film Due In June, Guerrilla Sells 1M
Report: Syfy's Red Faction TV Film Due In June, Guerrilla Sells 1M
TV network Syfy's Red Faction TV movie will launch next month, according to a new report, which also said the latest Red Faction fell short of THQ's expectations with 1 million sold.
May 2, 2011
SOE Takes Down Station.com As 'Intrusion' Investigation Continues
SOE Takes Down Station.com As 'Intrusion' Investigation Continues
Sony Online Entertainment, developer of games including EverQuest and DC Universe Online, has closed down its Station.com PC online service as it investigates an "intrusion into our systems."
May 2, 2011
Microsoft Launches Vancouver Studio, Reportedly Developing Shooter For Kinect
Microsoft Launches Vancouver Studio, Reportedly Developing Shooter For Kinect
Microsoft Game Studios has launched a web site for a new Vancouver location that is reportedly working on a "core" Kinect-based shooter for the Xbox 360.
May 2, 2011
Ubisoft Launching Dedicated Film Studio For Game Adaptations
Ubisoft Launching Dedicated Film Studio For Game Adaptations
Ubisoft is expanding its efforts in the motion picture realm with a new division dedicated to adapting its game franchises for film and TV, according to a r
May 2, 2011
Iwata: Nintendo To Schedule 3DS Game Releases To Avoid Third-Party Conflicts
Iwata: Nintendo To Schedule 3DS Game Releases To Avoid Third-Party Conflicts
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata has indicated that the company is waiting to announce release dates for certain marquee Nintendo-published 3DS titles to ensure that third party releases aren't negatively impacted.
May 2, 2011
Sony: 'No Truth' To PSN Credit Card Sales Rumor, Passwords Were Protected
Sony: 'No Truth' To PSN Credit Card Sales Rumor, Passwords Were Protected
Sony has come out to debunk a number of rumors surrounding the information obtained in a recent PSN intrusion that has shut down the online network and put millions of PSN users' personal data at ris
May 2, 2011
Iwata: Nintendo Won't Abandon Buttons, Has Not Been Hurt Directly By Social, Mobile
Iwata: Nintendo Won't Abandon Buttons, Has Not Been Hurt Directly By Social, Mobile
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata used an investor briefing Q&A to clarify the company's stance on touch screen tablets and social/mobile games, also providing an update on the Wii Vitality Sensor's development.
May 2, 2011
EA's Hasbro COO Jason Willig Joins Social Games Developer Booyah
EA's Hasbro COO Jason Willig Joins Social Games Developer Booyah
Social games company Booyah has announced it has appointed Jason Willig, the former Hasbro COO who has also held positions at Lucasarts and Vivendi Games, as its new chief operating officer.
May 2, 2011
Game Teaches Cambodian Kids How To Avoid Old Landmines
Game Teaches Cambodian Kids How To Avoid Old Landmines
A team at Michigan State University has just released a video game that aims to educate Cambodian children on the dangers of landmines and how they can avoid harming themselves.
May 2, 2011
Top iPhone Game Apps: Office Jerk Heads Free Charts in Premiere Week
Top iPhone Game Apps: Office Jerk Heads Free Charts in Premiere Week
Sister site FingerGaming rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPhone and iPod Touch games on the App Store, from Gears and Office Jerk to Physics Gamebox and more.
May 2, 2011
Release This: MotorStorm: Apocalypse, Bangai-O HD Debut Stateside
Release This: MotorStorm: Apocalypse, Bangai-O HD Debut Stateside
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings the multiplatform Thor: God of Thunder, Sony's MotorStorm: Apocalypse, and a downloadable Bangai-O sequel to North America.
May 2, 2011
DeNA More Than Doubles Annual Sales To $1.38B
DeNA More Than Doubles Annual Sales To $1.38B
Ngmoco's parent, social game network and developer DeNA reported that its sales more than doubled in its fourth quarter to $393 million, and in its fiscal year to $1.38 billion.
May 2, 2011